South Korea vs Qatar: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

South Korea
28.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
26.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
12th
Qatar rank
13th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Qatar
010.0M20.0M30.0M199020062023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 28.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 26.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 1.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 13th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Qatar Difference Ahead
1990s 9.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 5.57 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 16.08 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 9.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 6.97 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 23.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 23.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 375,310 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 27.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 25.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, South Korea or Qatar?
South Korea, at 28.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 26.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between South Korea and Qatar?
1.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 12th and Qatar ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.